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Lauren @laur705.bsky.social · Dec 10

Pro-Publica developed a tool to help you find out why your insurance claim was denied. I haven't tried this yet but would be interested to hear others experiences. 🩺 🛟

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Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim

You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

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MplsShLee @shannaleehorvik.com · 23m

It's up to all of us in the absence of public health education and outreach to become vocally pro vax learn how to talk with our friends and families about vaccines. Here's a free course to help:

www.voicesforvaccines.org/course/becom...

Becoming Trusted Messengers

Becoming Trusted Messengers is a free, asynchronous, online course. Learn how to engage people with questions or concerns about vaccines.

www.voicesforvaccines.org

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Ed Belongia MD @belongia.bsky.social · 1h

CDC has been a global leader in public health & played a key role in smallpox eradication. Health depts in red states & blue states rely on CDC expertise & support. The CDC EIS program trains the next generation of public health leaders & disease detectives.

They are burning it to the ground.

JAMA Health Forum Oct 9, 2025 by LO Gostin and P Lurie.
Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has long served as the cornerstone of the US
public health system, combining technical expertise, evidence-based policy recommendations, and high-quality health information. Yet, it is undergoing profound weakening by the Trump administration, including major funding cuts, the dismissal and resignation of experienced senior staff, and the erosion of its scientific independence. With tightening political control, public trust in
the CDC is diminishing. Undermining the agency’s reputation and capacities will reverberate for generations, making the nation less prepared for future health emergencies, including diseases of
pandemic potential. At this perilous moment, we document the current assault on the CDC that will inevitably have serious repercussion

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 7h

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

“Disease detectives,” high-ranking scientists, the entire Washington office and the staff of a weekly public health journal were among those who learned late Friday that they would lose their jobs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Christen Rexing, PhD, MPH @christenrexing.bsky.social · 5h

The CDC was destroyed last night. Our federal public health infrastructure will no longer exist. It has major & long-lasting repercussions that will impact the health of everyday people in the U.S. &beyond💔

Trump administration lays off thousands of federal workers during government shutdown - CNN

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Dr. Theresa Chapple @drtheresachapple.bsky.social · 9d

Just in case you thought we were finish with measles because you haven't heard about it in a while, I'm just here to remind you that measles case continuing to rise. There are 1514 confirmed cases for 2025 so far. This is about 5.5 times more than the cases in 2024, and 26 times more than 2023.

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Lauren @laur705.bsky.social · 9d

What sad news. Jane Goodall was a true icon.

Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

www.nytimes.com

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NPR @npr.org · 10d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Lauren @laur705.bsky.social · 9d

What sad news. Jane Goodall was a true icon.

Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

www.nytimes.com

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 11d

A landmark new study in JAMA Pediatrics shows the HPV vaccine is doing exactly what it promised & more. 17yrs after rollout, adolescent vaccination has slashed HPV infxns not only among those vaccinated but also those unvaccinated, showing powerful herd protection.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Population-Level Effectiveness and Herd Protection 17 Years After HPV Vaccine

This cross-sectional study investigates population-level effectiveness and herd protection in the first 17 years after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescent girls and young women at ...

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 10d

'The findings were not surprising. In fact, they were consistent with what many colleagues have observed in their clinical practice that vaccinated mothers tend to have healthier pregnancies and infants.'

via ameracadpeds.bsky.social 's - #MedSky + #ObGynSky

www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...

Mom's COVID Shot Aided Baby, Too, Large Review Confirmed

Vaccination during pregnancy was safe for both mom and baby

www.medpagetoday.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13d

“Stillbirth is such a huge public health issue,” one expert said. “The fact that we have this investment of centers that are going to be taking these different approaches to fight stillbirth ... it’s a piece of hope that I think we all needed.”

By @deldeib.bsky.social

NIH Launches New Multimillion-Dollar Initiative to Reduce U.S. Stillbirth Rate

Clinical teams across the country are forming a five-year, $37 million consortium to research stillbirth, a long-neglected public health concern. “There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was...

www.propublica.org

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Lauren @laur705.bsky.social · 13d

“I wish you a kinder sea.”
– Emily Dickinson

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Emily R Smith, ScD, MPH @dremilyrsmith.bsky.social · 18d

Indeed, untreated fever in pregnancy is linked to miscarriage, birth defects, and preterm birth. Unmanaged pain in pregnancy is linked to high blood pressure, anxiety, and depression which are all bad for both mom and baby.

So yes, “toughing it out” and avoiding meds in pregnancy is dangerous.

Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 18d

I’m only now watching longer clips of Trump’s autism disinfo presser and… it’s crazier than I realized? He was unable even to say “acetaminophen” or come up with the word “rubella”; cited his feelings as the basis for changes; and said pregs women should “tough it out,” which is actually dangerous

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 18d

If you didn’t know, Mehmet Oz has a financial stake in the company iHerb which sells: folinic acid supplements (folinic acid = leucovorin)

The lies about Tylenol, autism, and this “treatment” are ALL part of their grift.

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Lauren @laur705.bsky.social · 18d

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children's risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis. 🛟🩺😷 reprosky

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38592388/

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children's Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability - PubMed

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children's risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis. This suggests that associations observed in other mo...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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ACOG @acog.org · 18d

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

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Rick Weinmeyer @rickweinmeyer.bsky.social · 18d

In today's public health news, I'll be lying on the ground for some time. Perhaps, at a later time, I'll get up.

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 18d

This Trump press conference is a total nightmare

Telling parents to only give measles, mumps, & rubella vaccines separately just because Trump "feels" like this is better is public health malpractice🤯

And OMFG he says "there's a rumor" that in Cuba they don't have autism & they don't use Tylenol😔

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 18d

Tylenol should sue Trump for spreading conspiracy theories. The increase of the number of people with autism is mainly due to a better screening of the population and a broader definition of the autistic spectrum. It does not take a genius to understand that.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump will reportedly link Tylenol to autism - but many experts are sceptical

Some studies have suggested an association between the two, but experts say there is no causal relationship.

www.bbc.com

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Lauren @laur705.bsky.social · 18d

She's not totally wrong. We do get answers a lot faster when they based on vibes and not data.

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 20d

BREAKING NEWS: Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 websites are down.
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BREAKING NEWS: Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 websites are down.

The Trump administration's HHS is back to its old habits of targeting public health resources deemed too woke.

open.substack.com

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Josh Trebach, MD @jtrebach.bsky.social · 19d

hi, medical toxicologist that knows a lot about Tylenol here👋 Claiming that tylenol use in pregnancy causes autism is fearmongering

here's what you need to know 🧵

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Lauren @laur705.bsky.social · 19d

The Trump administration is doing this for pollution levels, extreme weather events, NASA satellites tracking greenhouse gases and many public health measures.

If data points to a problem, stop collecting the data.🩺 🛟

A Trump Administration Playbook: No Data, No Problem

www.nytimes.com

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 19d

Gee whiz I wonder why Trump shut down the report on hunger in the US 🤔

Picture of Trump walking with text that reads “Trump ends annual report on US hunger as food insecurity rises”

Chart of rising food costs in the US

Grocery prices up almost 30% in 5 years
Grocery prices have risen steadily since February 2020.
Prices spiked again after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
2 +29% since Feb. 2020
3 Prices spiked during the beginning of the pandemic
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Credit: Rahul Mukherjee and Scott Horsley/NPR
2025

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 22d

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

Map of Regional Public Health Coalitions

Northeast Public Health Collaborative (Blue)

West Coast Health Alliance (Yellow)

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